Champions League - League StageEstadio de la Ceramica, Oct 21
FTVillarreal
0 - 2
Manchester City
Events:
11'Alfonso Pedraza
11'Alfonso Pedraza
17'0 - 1(Assist)Erling HaalandRico Lewis
17'0 - 1Erling HaalandRico Lewis(Assist)
22'Bernardo Silva
22'Bernardo Silva
40'0 - 2(Assist)Bernardo SilvaSavinho
40'0 - 2Bernardo SilvaSavinho(Assist)
45'Santiago Mouriño
45'Santiago Mouriño
HT
0 - 2
Events:
53'Marcelino García Toral
53'Marcelino García Toral
65'Rúben Dias
65'Rúben Dias
75'Pape Gueye
75'Pape Gueye
85'Alberto Moleiro
85'Alberto Moleiro
FT
0 - 2
Events:
Events:
Match Info:
Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk (Netherlands)
Venue: Estadio de la CeramicaOct 21
Spectators: 20,539
Stats:
Shots on target
2
Shots on target
7
Shots off target
7
Shots off target
2
Blocked Shots
2
Blocked Shots
1
Possession (%)
34
Possession (%)
66
Corner Kicks
1
Corner Kicks
3
Fouls
17
Fouls
15
Throw ins
10
Throw ins
10
Yellow cards
4
Yellow cards
2
Crosses
5
Crosses
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
Goal kicks
6
Goal kicks
9
Latest commentaries:
90+5'Manchester City with a deserved victory after a fine display
90+5'That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
90+5'Today's attendance is 20539.
90+5'Ball possession: Villarreal: 37%, Manchester City: 63%.
90+5'Omar Marmoush is penalised for pushing Santiago Mourino.
90+4'Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
90+4'Luiz Junior relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+4'Manchester City start a counter attack.
90+4'Tijjani Reijnders relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+4'A shot by Alberto Moleiro is blocked.
90+3'Omar Marmoush is penalised for pushing Daniel Parejo.
90+3'Ball possession: Villarreal: 38%, Manchester City: 62%.
90+3'Ayoze Perez from Villarreal sends an effort wide of target
90+2'Nicolas Pepe creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
90+2'Rayan Cherki from Manchester City takes a short corner kick from the left.
90+2'Santiago Mourino relieves the pressure with a clearance
90+2'Santiago Mourino is penalised for pushing Omar Marmoush.
90+1'Goal kick for Manchester City.
90'Santiago Mourino from Villarreal heads the ball, but it's a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.
90'POST! A header by Tani Oluwaseyi hits the post!
89'Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal swings in the corner from the right.
89'Gianluigi Donnarumma relieves the pressure with a clearance
89'Ruben Dias relieves the pressure with a clearance
89'Juan Foyth from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
88'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
88'Villarreal take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
87'Goal kick for Villarreal.
87'Oh no. From a promising position Rayan Cherki from Manchester City miskicks completely. Opportunity wasted.
87'Bernardo Silva creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
86'Erling Haaland is leaving the field to be replaced by Rayan Cherki in a tactical substitution.
86'Savinho is leaving the field to be replaced by Omar Marmoush in a tactical substitution.
85'Yellow card for Alberto Moleiro.
85'Alberto Moleiro from Villarreal goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Oscar Bobb
85'Oscar Bobb relieves the pressure with a clearance
85'Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
85'Josko Gvardiol wins an air challenge against Daniel Parejo
85'Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
85'Ball possession: Villarreal: 38%, Manchester City: 62%.
85'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
84'Tijjani Reijnders is penalised for pushing Ayoze Perez.
84'Bernardo Silva swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
83'Erling Haaland shoots from outside the box, but Luiz Junior has it under control
83'Savinho creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
83'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
83'Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
82'Gianluigi Donnarumma relieves the pressure with a clearance
82'Tani Oluwaseyi is penalised for pushing John Stones.
81'Goal kick for Manchester City.
81'Pape Gueye is leaving the field to be replaced by Daniel Parejo in a tactical substitution.
81'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
80'Good effort by Erling Haaland as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
80'The cross by Mateo Kovacic from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
80'Sergi Cardona hand-balls.
80'Ball possession: Villarreal: 38%, Manchester City: 62%.
79'Goal kick for Villarreal.
79'Mateo Kovacic from Manchester City sends an effort wide of target
79'Oscar Bobb creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
79'The match is very one-sided right now. Manchester City are clearly dominating possession
78'Renato Veiga relieves the pressure with a clearance
78'Goal kick for Manchester City.
77'Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal sends an effort wide of target
77'Ruben Dias from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
77'Erling Haaland relieves the pressure with a clearance
76'Oscar Bobb is penalised for pushing Sergi Cardona.
75'The referee is not having the complaints from Pape Gueye who is given a yellow card for dissent
75'Ayoze Perez is penalised for pushing Mateo Kovacic.
75'Villarreal take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
75'Ruben Dias wins an air challenge against Ayoze Perez
75'Ball possession: Villarreal: 38%, Manchester City: 62%.
74'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
74'Safe hands from Gianluigi Donnarumma as he comes out and claims the ball
73'Josko Gvardiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
73'Pape Gueye makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
73'Goal kick for Manchester City.
73'Rico Lewis is leaving the field to be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders in a tactical substitution.
72'Jeremy Doku is leaving the field to be replaced by Oscar Bobb in a tactical substitution.
72'Santi Comesana is leaving the field to be replaced by Ayoze Perez in a tactical substitution.
72'A chance presents itself to Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal but his header goes wide
72'The cross by Sergi Cardona from Villarreal successfully finds a teammate in the box.
71'Bernardo Silva from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
71'Pape Gueye shoots from outside the box, but Gianluigi Donnarumma has it under control
71'Nicolas Pepe creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
71'Goal kick for Manchester City.
70'Juan Foyth fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
70'Thomas Partey creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
70'John Stones successfully blocks the shot
70'A shot by Alberto Moleiro is blocked.
70'Thomas Partey creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
70'Ball possession: Villarreal: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.
70'Erling Haaland is penalised for pushing Santiago Mourino.
70'Santiago Mourino relieves the pressure with a clearance
69'Mateo Kovacic makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
69'Santiago Mourino relieves the pressure with a clearance
69'Safe hands from Gianluigi Donnarumma as he comes out and claims the ball
69'Josko Gvardiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
69'Josko Gvardiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
68'Villarreal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
68'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
67'Ruben Dias relieves the pressure with a clearance
67'Erling Haaland is penalised for pushing Juan Foyth.
66'Georges Mikautadze is leaving the field to be replaced by Tani Oluwaseyi in a tactical substitution.
66'Tajon Buchanan is leaving the field to be replaced by Alberto Moleiro in a tactical substitution.
65'Ruben Dias pulls a player from the opposite team by the shirt and is booked.
65'Ruben Dias is penalised for pushing Luiz Junior.
65'Luiz Junior from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
65'Bernardo Silva swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
65'The game is restarted.
65'Ball possession: Villarreal: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.
64'Luiz Junior is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
64'Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
63'Good effort by Savinho as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
63'Mateo Kovacic creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
63'Santi Comesana from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
62'Safe hands from Luiz Junior as he comes out and claims the ball
62'Jeremy Doku shoots from outside the box, but Luiz Junior has it under control
62'Mateo Kovacic creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
62'Mateo Kovacic relieves the pressure with a clearance
61'Savinho relieves the pressure with a clearance
61'Georges Mikautadze relieves the pressure with a clearance
60'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
60'Ball possession: Villarreal: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.
60'Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
59'Josko Gvardiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
59'Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
58'Goal kick for Villarreal.
58'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
57'Pape Gueye is penalised for pushing Jeremy Doku.
57'The game is restarted.
57'Nico Gonzalez is coming out with a knock and is replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
56'Nico Gonzalez is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
56'Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
55'Matheus Nunes is penalised for pushing Sergi Cardona.
55'Ball possession: Villarreal: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.
54'Rico Lewis is penalised for pushing Pape Gueye.
54'Juan Foyth from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
53'The referee is not having the complaints from Marcelino Garcia who is given a yellow card for dissent
53'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
53'Pape Gueye relieves the pressure with a clearance
53'The referee signals a free kick as Santiago Mourino from Villarreal trips Jeremy Doku
52'Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
51'Villarreal take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
51'Renato Veiga relieves the pressure with a clearance
51'The referee signals a free kick as Nicolas Pepe from Villarreal trips Jeremy Doku
50'Nico Gonzalez relieves the pressure with a clearance
50'Ball possession: Villarreal: 34%, Manchester City: 66%.
49'Luiz Junior from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
49'Renato Veiga relieves the pressure with a clearance
48'Georges Mikautadze relieves the pressure with a clearance
48'The referee signals a free kick as Rico Lewis from Manchester City trips Pape Gueye
48'Nico Gonzalez relieves the pressure with a clearance
48'Villarreal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
48'Tajon Buchanan relieves the pressure with a clearance
47'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
46'Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
46'Alfonso Pedraza is leaving the field to be replaced by Sergi Cardona in a tactical substitution.
46'Villarreal are in control of the ball.
46'The second half is underway.
45+2'It was a glorious performance by Manchester City, and their fans have something to cheer about during the HalfTime.
45+2'It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+2'Ball possession: Villarreal: 34%, Manchester City: 66%.
45+1'Luiz Junior from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
45'The fourth official shows there are 1 minute(s) of time to be added.
45'Santiago Mourino commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
45'Ball possession: Villarreal: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.
45'Santiago Mourino is penalised for pushing Jeremy Doku.
44'Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
44'A player from Villarreal takes a long throw into the opponent's box.
44'Alfonso Pedraza relieves the pressure with a clearance
43'Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
42'Safe hands from Luiz Junior as he comes out and claims the ball
42'Tajon Buchanan is penalised for pushing John Stones.
42'John Stones relieves the pressure with a clearance
41'Villarreal are in control of the ball.
41'Rico Lewis made the key pass for the goal!
40'Savinho provided the assist for the goal.
40'G O O O A A A L - Bernardo Silva from Manchester City heads the ball home!
40'The cross by Savinho from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
40'Ball possession: Villarreal: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.
39'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
39'Jeremy Doku from Manchester City sends an effort wide of target
39'The cross by Rico Lewis from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
38'Matheus Nunes relieves the pressure with a clearance
38'Pape Gueye relieves the pressure with a clearance
38'Ruben Dias relieves the pressure with a clearance
37'Alfonso Pedraza relieves the pressure with a clearance
37'Goal kick for Manchester City.
37'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
37'John Stones from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
36'Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
36'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
35'Ball possession: Villarreal: 34%, Manchester City: 66%.
35'Nicolas Pepe is penalised for pushing Gianluigi Donnarumma.
35'Bernardo Silva relieves the pressure with a clearance
35'Bernardo Silva from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
34'Villarreal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
33'Santi Comesana is penalised for pushing Gianluigi Donnarumma.
33'Oooh... that was a sitter! Santi Comesana should have scored from that position
33'Good effort by Santi Comesana as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
33'John Stones from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
33'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
32'Alfonso Pedraza is penalised for pushing Matheus Nunes.
31'Safe hands from Luiz Junior as he comes out and claims the ball
31'Bernardo Silva relieves the pressure with a clearance
31'Juan Foyth from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
31'Juan Foyth relieves the pressure with a clearance
31'Villarreal take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
30'Thomas Partey relieves the pressure with a clearance
30'Ball possession: Villarreal: 33%, Manchester City: 67%.
29'Pape Gueye relieves the pressure with a clearance
29'Goal kick for Manchester City.
29'Pape Gueye fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
28'Nicolas Pepe creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
28'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
28'Thomas Partey relieves the pressure with a clearance
28'Santiago Mourino relieves the pressure with a clearance
28'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
27'Safe hands from Gianluigi Donnarumma as he comes out and claims the ball
27'John Stones relieves the pressure with a clearance
26'Santi Comesana is penalised for pushing Josko Gvardiol.
25'Villarreal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
25'Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
25'Ball possession: Villarreal: 31%, Manchester City: 69%.
24'Villarreal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
24'Matheus Nunes from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
24'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
24'Savinho hand-balls.
23'Josko Gvardiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
23'Goal kick for Villarreal.
23'Nico Gonzalez relieves the pressure with a clearance
22'Bernardo Silva commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
22'Dangerous challenge by Bernardo Silva from Manchester City. Santiago Mourino on the receiving end of that.
21'The match is very one-sided right now. Manchester City are clearly dominating possession
20'Ball possession: Villarreal: 32%, Manchester City: 68%.
20'Renato Veiga relieves the pressure with a clearance
19'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
19'Tajon Buchanan is penalised for pushing Matheus Nunes.
19'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
18'Savinho made the key pass for the goal!
17'Manchester City managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?
17'Rico Lewis provided the assist for the goal.
17'G O O O A A A L - Erling Haaland scores with the right foot!
17'Savinho creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
17'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
16'John Stones relieves the pressure with a clearance
16'Thomas Partey relieves the pressure with a clearance
16'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
15'Ball possession: Villarreal: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.
15'Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
15'Bernardo Silva makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
15'Villarreal take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
14'Josko Gvardiol relieves the pressure with a clearance
14'Jeremy Doku is penalised for pushing Santiago Mourino.
13'Goal kick for Manchester City.
13'John Stones relieves the pressure with a clearance
13'Goal kick for Villarreal.
12'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
12'Alfonso Pedraza relieves the pressure with a clearance
12'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
11'Alfonso Pedraza commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
11'The referee signals a free kick as Alfonso Pedraza from Villarreal trips Matheus Nunes
11'Matheus Nunes relieves the pressure with a clearance
10'Nico Gonzalez is penalised for pushing Pape Gueye.
10'Ball possession: Villarreal: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.
9'Alfonso Pedraza makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
9'Safe hands from Gianluigi Donnarumma as he comes out and claims the ball
8'Renato Veiga successfully blocks the shot
8'A shot by Rico Lewis is blocked.
8'Savinho creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
8'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
8'Bernardo Silva relieves the pressure with a clearance
7'Villarreal are trying to create something here.
7'Renato Veiga from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
6'Santiago Mourino makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
6'Renato Veiga from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
5'Luiz Junior from Villarreal intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
5'Ball possession: Villarreal: 20%, Manchester City: 80%.
5'Santiago Mourino is penalised for pushing Jeremy Doku.
4'Bernardo Silva relieves the pressure with a clearance
4'Goal kick for Villarreal.
3'A chance presents itself to Erling Haaland from Manchester City but his header goes wide
3'The cross by Savinho from Manchester City successfully finds a teammate in the box.
3'Manchester City are trying to create something here.
3'Matheus Nunes from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
2'Tajon Buchanan relieves the pressure with a clearance
2'Josko Gvardiol is penalised for pushing Nicolas Pepe.
2'Luiz Junior makes a crucial save!
1'Good effort by Jeremy Doku as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
1'Savinho creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
1'Savinho relieves the pressure with a clearance
1'Welcome to tonights game where the floodlight surrounds the pitch.
1'Manchester City are in control of the ball.
1'Manchester City kick-off, and the game is underway.
1'The referee starts the match.
Welcome to Estadio de la Ceramica, the match will start in about 5 minutes.
Line-ups are confirmed. Last update: Tue Oct 21 2025 19:05:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Villarreal4-3-3
1
Luiz Júnior
15
Santiago Mouriño
8
Juan Foyth
12
Renato Veiga
24
Alfonso Pedraza
14
Santi Comesaña
16
Thomas Partey
18
Pape Gueye
19
Nicolas Pepe
9
Georges Mikautadze
17
Tajon Buchanan
9
Erling Haaland
11
Jérémy Doku
82
Rico Lewis
20
Bernardo Silva
26
Savinho
14
Nico González
24
Joško Gvardiol
3
Rúben Dias
5
John Stones
27
Matheus Nunes
25
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Manchester City4-1-4-1
Substitutions:
46'
Alfonso PedrazaSergi Cardona
57'
Nico GonzálezMateo Kovačić
66'
Tajon BuchananAlberto Moleiro
72'
Jérémy DokuOscar Bobb
66'
Georges MikautadzeTani Oluwaseyi
73'
Rico LewisTijani Reijnders
72'
Santi ComesañaAyoze Pérez
86'
SavinhoOmar Marmoush
81'
Pape GueyeDani Parejo
86'
Erling HaalandRayan Cherki
Substitute players:
Diego Conde
James Trafford
Arnau Tenas
Marcus Bettinelli
Adrià Altimira
Nathan Aké
Rafa Marín
Rayan Aït-Nouri
Sergi Cardona
Tijani Reijnders
Dani Parejo
Mateo Kovačić
Alberto Moleiro
Rayan Cherki
Manor Solomon
Nico O'Reilly
Gerard Moreno
Phil Foden
Ilias Akhomach
Oscar Bobb
Tani Oluwaseyi
Omar Marmoush
Ayoze Pérez
Coaches:
Marcelino García Toral
Pep Guardiola
League Stage
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1Qualification to 1/8 finalsParis Saint-Germain3109300133
2Qualification to 1/8 finalsBayern Munich3109300122
3Qualification to 1/8 finalsInter39930090
4Qualification to 1/8 finalsArsenal38930080
5Qualification to 1/8 finalsReal Madrid37930081
6Qualification to 1/8 finalsBorussia Dortmund357210127
7Qualification to 1/8 finalsManchester City34721062
8Qualification to 1/8 finalsNewcastle United36620182
9Qualification to 1/16 finalsBarcelona35620194
10Qualification to 1/16 finalsLiverpool34620184
11Qualification to 1/16 finalsChelsea33620174
12Qualification to 1/16 finalsSporting CP33620174
13Qualification to 1/16 finalsQarabag FK31620165
14Qualification to 1/16 finalsGalatasaray3-1620156
15Qualification to 1/16 finalsTottenham Hotspur31512032
16Qualification to 1/16 finalsPSV Eindhoven32411186
17Qualification to 1/16 finalsAtalanta3-3411125
18Qualification to 1/16 finalsMarseille32310264
19Qualification to 1/16 finalsAtletico Madrid3-1310278
20Qualification to 1/16 finalsClub Brugge3-2310257
21Qualification to 1/16 finalsAthletic Club3-3310247
22Qualification to 1/16 finalsEintracht Frankfurt3-43102711
23Qualification to 1/16 finalsNapoli3-5310249
24Qualification to 1/16 finalsUnion St.Gilloise3-6310239
25Juventus3-1202167
26Bodoe/Glimt3-2202157
27AS Monaco3-3202136
28Slavia Prague3-3202125
29Pafos FC3-4202115
30Bayer Leverkusen3-52021510
31Villarreal3-3101225
32FC Copenhagen3-4101248
33Olympiacos3-7101218
34Kairat Almaty3-8101219
35Benfica3-5000327
36Ajax3-100003111
Qualification to 1/8 finals
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